California County Attacks United States’ Position On Federal Tribal Recognition

Mealey's (August 30, 2018, 3:19 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal government misapprehends some rulings and ignores others that show a clear circuit split on the standard for official recognition of Indian tribes, a California county argues to the U.S. Supreme Court Aug. 28 in its fight against the government’s taking of land for a tribe’s planned casino (Amador County, California v. United States Department of the Interior, et al., No. 17-1432, U.S. Sup.)....